畢亞利亞茨基
Ales Bialiatski, a Belarusian human rights advocate, has dedicated his life to fighting for democratic movements and Belarusian independence.
畢亞利亞茨基是白俄羅斯人權倡議者，他的一生奉獻於為民主運動和白俄羅斯獨立奮鬥。
advocate (v.)提倡,主張 (n.)提倡者,擁護者dedicate A to B 將A投入於B
This year, Bialiatski was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts in promoting democracy and human rights.
今年，畢亞利亞茨基因宣揚民主和人權理念而獲頒諾貝爾和平獎。
award (n.)獎項 (v.)給予,授予
Bialiatski has been a pillar of the human rights movements in Eastern Europe since the late 1980s.
畢亞利亞茨基自1980年代末期就是東歐人權運動的中堅分子。
pillar (n.)支柱,棟樑,重要成員
He founded the Viasna Human Rights Centre in 1996.
他在1996年成立「春天人權中心」。
found-founded-founded (v.)建立,成立
At that time, Belarus’s authoritarian president Alexander Lukashenko ordered a brutal crackdown of street protests.
當時，專制的白俄羅斯總統盧卡申柯下令對街頭抗議實行殘暴鎮壓。
authority (n.)權力,權威；authoritarian (adj.)專制的,威權的,獨裁主義的brutal (adj.)殘忍的；a brutal murder 殘忍的謀殺案；a brutal dictator 殘忍的獨裁者crackdown (n.)鎮壓,制裁,打擊
Ever since then, Lukashenko has sought to expand his powers and weakened those of the parliament by amending the country’s constitution.
此後，盧卡申柯透過修改國家憲法來擴張自己的權力，並削弱國會的權力。
seek to do sth. 設法,試圖去做某事parliament (n.)議會,國會amend (v.)修訂,修改；First Amendment憲法第一修正案；Second Amendment 憲法第二修正案
Bialiatski was arrested for tax evasion last year, which is seen as a thinly-veiled tactic for Lukashenko to silence him.
去年畢亞利亞茨基因逃稅被捕，此舉被視為盧卡申柯要讓他噤聲的拙劣手段。
veil (n.)面紗 (v.)掩飾thinly (adv.)薄薄地,幾乎沒有地tactic (n.)手法
Following the announcement of this year’s Nobel Prize winners, the Nobel Committee called on Belarus to release Bialiatski.
在宣布今年的諾貝爾獎得獎人後，諾貝爾獎委員會呼籲白俄羅斯釋放畢亞利亞茨基。
call on 呼籲,要求
The committee chair Berit Reiss-Andersen says she hopes he would be able to receive the honor in person.
委員會主席安德森說她希望他能夠親自接受這份榮譽。
chair (n.)主席=chairperson, chairman, chairwomanhonor (n.)榮譽,獎勵in person 親自,本人